Deputy Regional Director, Forest Stewardship Council® Asia Pacific

Job highlights:

• Market and Value Chain Development across the Asia Pacific Region
• Project Development and Management
• Operational and Process Management
• International NGO

This is a local position based in Hong Kong.

About FSC

The Forest Stewardship Council® Asia Pacific, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting responsible forest management around the world.  As the world’s most trusted sustainable forest management solution, FSC certification ensures that forest products are responsibly managed and harvested.  The FSC label enables businesses and consumers to make informed choices about the forest products they buy; and creates positive change in the markets, communities and forests of today and tomorrow.

Officially established in 1994, FSC operates in over 80 countries around the world. Today, there are 230 million hectares of forests and over 50,000 Chain of Custody certificates certified to the FSC standards globally.

Principal Function:

Working with the Regional Director to help sustain FSC’s growth in Asia Pacific and influencing the future direction of the organisation in the region.  The success lies in the candidate’s ability to align operational capacity with a successful growth strategy.

With both internal and external responsibilities, ranging from strategic marketing and project management (specifically around projects that identify opportunities to expand the reach of FSC); administrative and operational tasks dealing with budgets and performance reporting; and human capital responsibilities – HR/talent acquisition, talent analysis, career progression, and others.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Business and Market Development

• Establish, together with individual country offices, a business and market development strategy for our current markets.
• Spearhead the implementation of a market analysis methodology that delivers a prioritised direction for future growth and expansion in the Asia Pacific region.
• Identify opportunities in current or new value chains across the region by designing and implementing internal and external market research.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to country offices as they develop value propositions that allow FSC to capitalise on sector-focused market opportunities and target key accounts.
• Utilise their knowledge of competing schemes, the market and product potential to seek out and recommend business development opportunities.
• Deliver dynamic and engaging pitches and presentations in meetings and conferences.

Project Development and Management

• Provide oversight and hands-on support during the development of strategic investment projects to ensure a common approach, strong links with regional priorities and a smooth workflow between FSC countries and units.
• Ensure that planning is detailed, continuous and adjusted in a timely and effective manner in accordance with project requirements.
• Closely monitor project performance in terms of financial, human resources, programmatic, and operational metrics, and make necessary decisions to support continuous improvement using the appropriate means and methods.

Operational

• Assist in improving and monitoring the organisation’s performance reporting systems to demonstrate impact and deliver on the FSC Global Strategy.
• Actively support the future direction of integrated reporting through Power BI.
• Support HR processes to achieve effective recruiting, hiring, compensation, and salary appraisals; and understand capacity and skill gaps to develop training and professional development initiatives.
• Lead the procurement planning process to assure the timely contracts of goods and services required to support field operations.
• Identify best practices and improve internal systems with an eye toward future needs and budget realities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of diverse experience in business development and commercial strategy roles, with at least 5 years in a senior management position with wide exposure in different industry sector.
• Must possess outstanding communication, interpersonal and pursuit management skills.
• Must possess strong financial acumen and have a history of solving financial concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people and cultures – junior and senior, for-profit and non-profit, and from diverse backgrounds.
• Track record of delivering superior results, commanding respect and assuming leadership roles.
• Success in roles requiring the execution of multiple tasks while responding to multiple priorities.
• Passionate about sustainability topics and about driving change at a global level.
• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in organisational settings.
• Be a self-starter and be self-disciplined.
• Possess spark, imagination and creativity.
• Remain focused in the face of pressure, able to deliver against timelines and not be intimidated by task or time limitations.

We offer a 5-day work week and competitive rewards and benefits package to the right candidate.  Interested party please apply with a full resume, stating present and expected salary and available date through https://wwfhk.bamboohr.com/careers/174 Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

To find out more about us, please visit our website at https://asiapacific.fsc.org now.